An Amazonian warrior is forced to face her crimes in the new DC one-shot Artemis Wanted #1… but things aren't quite what they seem on the surface.
Previously known as the best of the Amazons, Artemis has recently been labeled a murderer and both Wonder Woman and Wondergirl are on her trail.
But Artemis Wanted #1, written by Vita Ayala, illustrated by Skylar Patridge, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr., and lettered by Pat Brosseau, reveals the actual events that put her on the run in the first place.
In March, DC killed off former Justice Leaguer, queen of the Amazons, and Wonder Woman's mom, Hippolyta, in its Trial of the Amazons #1 – but as with so many comic book characters, that wasn't really the end for Hippolyta. She'll return as a full-fledged goddess in the upcoming Olympus: Rebirth #1, all because of her own machinations – which involve her murderer, Artemis.
As far as Artemis remembers, she poisoned Queen Hippolyta of her own volition, then fled Themyscira. In Artemis Wanted #1, she incidentally makes her way to a small town in the midwestern U.S., where she encounters another Amazon: Freya, who previously left Themyscira after the death of a loved one. Artemis discovers Freya has a daughter, and the pair have been living in a town whose population is cursed to turn into wild beasts each night.
Diana, AKA Wonder Woman, and Cassie, AKA Wondergirl, catch up with Artemis there and confront her in the woods just outside town.
Before they can kill Artemis for her crimes, Hippolyta appears, dissolves Artemis's vow of secrecy, and reveals that her murder was part of a larger plan to save the Amazons. This includes her ascension to godhood, which required death at the hands of the best of the Amazons – Artemis.
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